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all the major economies are in that region including ours. seven of the ten largest armies in that region. you can put all the continents in the world in the pacific ocean, you can put 'em all in the pacific ocean and still have room for another africa, another canada, another united states and another mexico. and that's just in the pacific. the indian ocean is vast as well. so you have this really large, very dynamic -- can't even call it a region. it's half the world. where you have historical ties between countries, bilateral, multilateral, and you have this -- there's no one security organization that's able to deal with things such as a nato. and i don't think you'll ever get to that because it's such a vast and diverse region. and so we have to rely on and have to support these multilateral organizations that allow us to capitalize on where we have like interests and to not be afraid to allow other countries to lead in those areas. so now to the earlier question, you know, we very much support india military, india taking a leadership i
all the major economies are in that region including ours. seven of the ten largest armies in that region. you can put all the continents in the world in the pacific ocean, you can put 'em all in the pacific ocean and still have room for another africa, another canada, another united states and another mexico. and that's just in the pacific. the indian ocean is vast as well. so you have this really large, very dynamic -- can't even call it a region. it's half the world. where you have...
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Nov 29, 2012
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these are the results and poorer tpaebgs and a weak economy -- poorer families and a weak economy are the result and a lot of joblessness. 42 business organizations representing tens of millions of american employees, including those air conditioning, retail, franchising industries and oh recently sent a letter to the congressional leadership urging congress not to raise income taxes during negotiations over the fiscal cliff. and instead to pursue comprehensive progrowth tax reform. mr. president, i'll submit that letter for the record but again ask unanimous consent that it be submitted in the record at the end of my remarks. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kyl: thank you. let me conclude this letter -- i'll quote one sentence from it, says as follows. "we call on congress to avoid raising marginal tax rates on employers either as part of negotiations over the fiscal cliff or as part of a larger effort to reform the tax code. instead congress should seek to enact comprehensive tax reform that simplifies the tax code and encourages economic growth for both pass-through b
these are the results and poorer tpaebgs and a weak economy -- poorer families and a weak economy are the result and a lot of joblessness. 42 business organizations representing tens of millions of american employees, including those air conditioning, retail, franchising industries and oh recently sent a letter to the congressional leadership urging congress not to raise income taxes during negotiations over the fiscal cliff. and instead to pursue comprehensive progrowth tax reform. mr....
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Dec 6, 2012
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economy and affected by it. gone are the days when businesses relied solely on growing their customer base for domestic markets. today, 95% of the world's consumers live outside the united states, and we're producing for those consumers as well as domestic ones. one of the things that will help our economy improve at a faster rate would be to increase trade opportunities overseas for american businesses and farmers, increase trade helps create jobs, increase income and expand opportunities for innovation. and as we've seen over the course of history and also repeated what president john f. kennedy often spoke about, free and fair trade helps all boats rise. that is to say, countries willing to lower their trade barriers and allow fair and competitive trade will see growth in their economies. however, history also shows, even among nations with good relations, trade disputes still arise. that is why we need a forum to settle international disputes such as the world trade organization does. the w.t.o. allows ameri
economy and affected by it. gone are the days when businesses relied solely on growing their customer base for domestic markets. today, 95% of the world's consumers live outside the united states, and we're producing for those consumers as well as domestic ones. one of the things that will help our economy improve at a faster rate would be to increase trade opportunities overseas for american businesses and farmers, increase trade helps create jobs, increase income and expand opportunities for...
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the economy of our state is pretty much founded on the letter "c." let's, see, it would include corn. start off by growing corn. chickens, we grow a lot of chickens there. there are reports in delaware there are 300 chickens. anybody thinking about what to have for dinner, chicken would be good. we have chemicals and dupont company, an impoverished family came to delaware and established a chemical company and now they have quite a successful science company in our state for over 200 years. we have cars. we built a lot of cars over the years, g.m. and chrysler products. over half of the new york stock exchange, half the fortune 500, being credit card business in our state. the coast of our state is the site of the nation's summer capital, rehoboth beach and a bunch of other places. the letter "c" has been pretty big. people say why do they call you the first state? we're the first colony that threw off the yoke of the british tyranny and at the same time said pennsylvania take a hike, we want to be a state on our own. 225 years from tomorrow to be ex
the economy of our state is pretty much founded on the letter "c." let's, see, it would include corn. start off by growing corn. chickens, we grow a lot of chickens there. there are reports in delaware there are 300 chickens. anybody thinking about what to have for dinner, chicken would be good. we have chemicals and dupont company, an impoverished family came to delaware and established a chemical company and now they have quite a successful science company in our state for over 200...
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Dec 7, 2012
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when they are not banning alcohol for the sake of the economy. so, when we talk about islamists i think we have to take note that some are different than others and some will naturally have to be more pragmatic if they will be in the position of power. >> let me unpacked a couple of thoughts. this is directed to the rather slippery aspect of the argument made months ago. it on the one hand people of equal faith then everyone on the other side are liberal i don't believe i ever used that term on anything i said. the opposite is non-islamist. there's a huge spectrum of people who are who will run into the streets because they are like that guy in the network they are mad as hell with their life is when to be like under the s. con. res. rule and they go from radical communist on the one hand and many people of faith. five times a day to press the muslims as opposed to people that are i know the ham and cheese eating muslims. those are the natural audience. it's everyone that is opposed to the totalitarian agenda of the muslim brotherhood, and its hu
when they are not banning alcohol for the sake of the economy. so, when we talk about islamists i think we have to take note that some are different than others and some will naturally have to be more pragmatic if they will be in the position of power. >> let me unpacked a couple of thoughts. this is directed to the rather slippery aspect of the argument made months ago. it on the one hand people of equal faith then everyone on the other side are liberal i don't believe i ever used that...
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Nov 29, 2012
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it has contributed significantly to the economy. the mobile industry supports 3.8 million jobs contributing $195.5 billion to the u.s. gross domestic product and driving $33 billion in productivity improvements in 2011. with all that's gone wrong with our economy over the past several years, it is important that we as policymakers nurture the growth of the economy especially where growth is already happening. and, in fact, is exploding. we need to enact smart pro-growth policies as relates to spectrum. i know that the spectrum issue isn't easy to understand or to manage, but it is crucial that we seek to better manage this scarce resource and about it is possible allocate more of the scarce resource to the private sector where it can create jobs and grow the economy. that is the reasoning and purpose behind my amendment. the federal government controls a vast amount of the available spectrum for its own use. it is probably not all as efficiently managed as it could be. undoubtedly a substantial amount could be made available to crea
it has contributed significantly to the economy. the mobile industry supports 3.8 million jobs contributing $195.5 billion to the u.s. gross domestic product and driving $33 billion in productivity improvements in 2011. with all that's gone wrong with our economy over the past several years, it is important that we as policymakers nurture the growth of the economy especially where growth is already happening. and, in fact, is exploding. we need to enact smart pro-growth policies as relates to...